The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Florida (or in Florida prior to statehood) before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed by Florida after capital punishment was restored by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Florida.Florida, executions recorded in statewide records, Undated, Espy ArchiveFlorida, executions recorded in statewide records, 1945-1993

Hanging

Before 1822

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorHannonWhite1769St. JohnsMurderHis wife and child, whiteJames GrantUnknownWhiteJanuary 16, 1769St. JohnsMurder-RobberyMale, Native AmericanCharles HolmesWhiteMay 1774EscambiaMurder-RobberyFive people, white and blackPeter ChesterInnis HooperWhiteAlexander ArbuthnotWhiteApril 1818Wakulla (Military)SabotageN/AIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedJosé María CallavaRobert AmbristerWhite21

1822–1845 In 1822, the Legislative Council declared murder, rape, and arson to be capital crimes. During this period, executions were carried out by hanging locally in the county where the defendants were convicted. From 1847 to 1872, executions were required to be public, but were mostly moved to jail facilities afterwards. County sheriffs were also required to act as executioners.

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJohn CarralWhiteJanuary 27, 1826JacksonMurderElvira Northrop, whiteWilliam Pope DuvalBenjamin DonicaWhiteJune 20, 1827EscambiaMurderSaunders Donoho, whiteEdward SinclairWhiteAugust 28, 1828St. JohnsMurderJohn Stafford, whiteAndrew CrailWhiteMarch 30, 1829EscambiaMurderAnne Walker, whiteNorman SherwoodWhiteDecember 10, 1830MonroeMurderJohn Wilson, whiteRobert BreenWhiteDecember 20, 1833EscambiaMurderPeter Alba, white (mayor)WatersWhiteDecember 19, 1835DuvalMurderNo informationJohn EatonSamuel RightWhite39June 12, 1837St. JohnsMurderNo informationRichard K. CallHenryBlackDecember 28, 1838EscambiaMurderDr. John Parker, white (owner)LewisBlackUnknownWhiteApril 10, 1840EscambiaMutinyN/ARobert R. ReidJames GrierWhiteJune 1, 1842AlachuaMurderNo informationRichard K. CallChandler HastingsWhiteThomas HoranWhiteMarch 1842LeonMurderNo informationGeorge EverhartWhiteJune 16, 1843WakullaMurderFemale, white (wife)

1845–1861 +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorAlvin FlowersWhiteOctober 2, 1846GadsdenMurder-Mail RobberyMale, white (mail driver)William Dunn MoseleyJohn BlackWhiteThomas SmithWhiteUnknownWhiteUnknownWhiteCharles HolemanWhiteMultiple unknownsWhite1848LeonSlave StealingNo informationCeliaBlackSeptember 22, 1848DuvalMurderJacob Bryan, white (owner)Thomas HoltenWhite18December 1848JeffersonMurderMr. Stafford, whiteSimonBlackDecember 1848JeffersonMurderNo informationGreenBlackDecember 1, 1848GadsdenMurderAndrew, blackArnoldBlack1850CalhounMurderWidow Burgess, white (owner)Thomas BrownRedding EvansWhite32December 2, 1850JeffersonSlave StealingRose, black (girlfriend)AbramBlackJune 11, 1852ColumbiaMurderNo informationJoeBlackDecember 16, 1853CalhounMurderNo informationJames E. BroomeSimonBlackOctober 1856AlachuaAttempted murderNo informationJackBlackDecember 12, 1856Santa RosaRapeNo informationGeorge BuckleyWhiteDecember 16, 1859HillsboroughMurderGeorge Goodwin, white (father-in-law)Madison S. PerryAllenBlack1860MarionMurderDr. William Keitt, whiteLewisBlackFebruary 1860MarionMurderDr. William Keitt, whiteFerdinand McGaskillWhiteOctober 12, 1860EscambiaMurderGeorge Young, white

Civil War The following executions took place from January 10, 1861, to June 25, 1868, when Florida seceded to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJohn AmmonsWhite261861 or 1862HolmesMurderSamuel McQuage, whiteJohn MiltonGeorge AndrewsWhiteFebruary 13, 1861SumterMurderMr. McHenry and Mr. Condray, whiteTwo unknownsBlackMay 15, 1861DuvalMurderRichard Plumber, whiteJames ThompsonWhite28February 7, 1864Nassau (Military)DesertionN/AJames WilsonWhite25John W. CookBlack23February 18, 1864Duval (Military)RapeSarah Hammond, whiteJohn M. SmithBlack21Spencer LloydBlack21Peter GoodrichWhite23February 27, 1864Nassau (Military)DesertionN/AWilliam WalkerBlack23March 1, 1864Duval (Military)MutinyN/AHenry MillerWhite26April 17, 1864Duval (Military)DesertionN/AHenry HamiltonBlack23November 4, 1864Monroe (Military)MutinyN/AJohn RouxeyWhiteSeptember 3, 1864? (Military)MurderJerome Supay, whiteDarius StokesBlack23December 16, 1864Monroe (Military)MurderJohn Waugh, whiteJ. R. BrannonWhiteMarch 25, 1865Leon (Military)Desertion-SabotageN/AWilliam StricklandWhiteDavid CraigBlack21December 1, 1865Nassau (Military)MutinyN/AAbraham K. AllisonJoseph GreenBlackThomas PlowderBlack44James AllenBlack23Howard ThomasBlack19Nathaniel JosephBlack20Gabe ZieglerBlack20November 2, 1866GadsdenMurderJesse Dickson, white (Quincy city marshal)David S. WalkerLewis ZieglerBlackSam ZieglerBlackOld BookerBlackGuilford RegisterWhite18April 19, 1867PutnamMurderWilliam Stevens, white (sheriff)

1868–1879 +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorAbraham KingBlackJune 11, 1869MadisonMurderJacob Davis, whiteHarrison ReedTurner WoodsBlackJuly 3, 1869John FreemanWhiteNovember 19, 1869Santa RosaMurderAndrew Miller, whiteWilliam ScottWhiteOctober 27, 1871DuvalMurder-RobberyThree people, whiteRobert BrownBlackMay 17, 1872MarionMurderMr. and Mrs. Neil Ferguson, whiteMoses GreeneBlackAndrew SprightBlackJason JacksonBlackDecember 27, 1872NassauMurderMale, whiteMarshall MorrisBlackFebruary 21, 1873JeffersonMurderJohn Jones, race unknownOssian B. HartLemuel Hughes?December 26, 1873HernandoMurderDennis Mayo, race unknownWilliam KeenWhiteFebruary 27, 1874DuvalMurder-RobberyWilliam Valentine, whiteJack JohnsonBlackMarch 26, 1875DuvalMurderWilliam Moses, whiteMarcellus StearnsJames MunroeBlackMay 14, 1875AlachuaMurderMrs. Smith, whiteLloyd BrownBlackFebruary 4, 1876DuvalMurderElsie Brown, black (wife)James RawlsWhiteMarch 1, 1878LevyMurderThomas McNair, whiteGeorge Franklin DrewSamuel JohnsonBlackMay 24, 1878EscambiaMurder-RapeLouisa Lorrey, <10, race unknownSamuel GodwinBlackSeptember 17, 1878SuwanneeMurderMathew Boseman, blackMorgan PatrickBlack

1880s

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorWiley SmithBlackJanuary 9, 1880HamiltonMurderWashington Jenkins, blackGeorge Franklin DrewMack HendricksBlackMay 28, 1880MadisonMurderSolomon Woodfield, whiteHenry StokesWhiteJuly 23, 1880OrangeMurderLovely Glisson, white (fiancee)Andrew FellBlack40April 22, 1881JeffersonMurderMr. J. Whitaker, whiteWilliam D. BloxhamBenjamin BirdBlackAugust 12, 1881DuvalMurderJoe Nelson, black (police officer)Morris MetzgerWhiteSeptember 26, 1881BrevardMurder-RobberySamuel Moore, elderly, whiteMerrick JacksonBlackAugust 4, 1882NassauMurderJohn Thomas, blackHarrison CarterBlackAugust 4, 1882DuvalMurderLewis Adams, blackJohn LeeBlackMay 4, 1883AlachuaMurderC. P. Crockett, whiteJose RecioHispanicJune 13, 1884MonroeMurderValentine Urria, HispanicJoe WilliamsBlackDecember 19, 1884HolmesMurderT. W. Cannon, whiteNoah TaylorBlack24January 2, 1885MarionMurderJake Grambling, white (deputy sheriff)James WalkerBlackApril 30, 1886St. JohnsMurderCharles Harper, blackEdward A. PerryJoseph DraytonBlackJune 5, 1886OrangeMurderMr. Gibson, white (Kissimmee city marshal)Arthur WilliamsBlackMurder-RapeAmanda Reynolds, 29, whiteIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedJohn HardyBlack70July 15, 1886AlachuaMurderNed Brown, blackMajor RobinsonBlack37July 31, 1886DuvalRapeMary Gadsden, blackSherman DavisBlack18August 12, 1886HernandoMurderSolomon Taylor, blackEnoch CarterBlackMarch 12, 1887OrangeMurderL. D. Beasley, white (police officer)Levy PetersonBlackJuly 9, 1887MarionMurder-RobberyReuben Stark, whiteHenry WigginsBlack20July 23, 1887PutnamMurderW. P. Porter, whiteWilliam CooperBlackJuly 30, 1887MonroeMurderLiverpool Bain and George Hudson, blackJeff LoweBlack23February 28, 1888EscambiaMurderHenry Smith, whiteAlexander Jones Jr.BlackApril 28, 1888LeonMurderGeorge Cuthbert, blackGeorge PritchettBlackJune 23, 1888NassauMurder-RobberyHenry Fusher, 60, blackUnknown?1889Hernando?No informationPerry or FlemingWilliam GaskinsBlack51August 1, 1889VolusiaMurderTena Gaskins, black (wife)Francis P. FlemingBill WestmorelandBlack25August 15, 1889DuvalMurderAnnie Westmoreland, black (wife)

1890s

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorRivers LoveWhiteApril 2, 1890MadisonMurderThomas Braswell, elderly, whiteFrancis P. FlemingKelly StewartBlackJuly 31, 1890SuwanneeMurderJohn Hawkins, whiteNapoleon WhiteBlackSeptember 23, 1890LeonMurderMartha Ann White, black (wife)Monroe ClarkBlackDecember 31, 1890PutnamMurderPierce Carroll, whiteRichard WhiteBlackMarch 12, 1891LeonMurderGeorge Hudson, blackMatt ArmsteadBlack19May 5, 1891GadsdenMurderCharles Armstead, black (father)Daniel KillensBlackJanuary 21, 1892OrangeMurderMargaret Welton, blackPreston NightonBlackNovember 8, 1893Santa RosaMurderAlice Blake, black (mistress)Henry L. MitchellJohn TharpWhiteDecember 20, 1893FranklinMurderGeorge Knight, whiteEd DalsyBlackJanuary 11, 1894MarionMurderJ. George Binnocker, white (deputy sheriff)Johnnie WilliamsBlackJanuary 25, 1894MarionMurderN. A. Chandler, whiteJerry OliveBlackSeptember 19, 1894JacksonMurderMolly Olive, black (wife)Alexander SimmsBlackJuly 9, 1895DuvalMurderEdward F. Minor, white (police officer)Henry BrownBlackJuly 17, 1895SuwanneeMurderHenry Ryberg, whiteGeorge MitchellBlackAugust 2, 1895Grant GriffinBlack41April 10, 1895AlachuaMurderWilliam Tibbs, blackJoseph NortonWhite33September 3, 1895HamiltonMurderJames Denmark, whiteMike StevensBlackSeptember 18, 1895SuwanneeMurderHenry Ryberg, whiteWilliam LattimerMixed20January 13, 1897MarionMurderJ. T. Greenlee, whiteWilliam D. BloxhamAlbert GunnBlackSeptember 2, 1897CitrusMurderJeff Scott, blackRobert HenryBlackSeptember 2, 1897DuvalMurderMary Henry, black (wife)Sylvanus JohnsonBlack19September 13, 1897MonroeRapeMaggie Atwell, whiteEnoch DoyleBlackSeptember 16, 1897DuvalRapePriscilla Youmans, blackGeneral HollensBlackDecember 10, 1897ClayMurderMary Hollens, black (wife)Harry SingletonBlackJanuary 8, 1898HillsboroughMurderJack McCormick, white (Tampa police officer)Richard JamesBlackFebruary 18, 1898AlachuaMurderSallie James, black (wife)Edward HeinsonBlackJuly 6, 1898DuvalRapeIda Bailey, 14, whiteBabe RedfordMixed30July 10, 1898LevyMurderHenry Hayes, blackJonah GreenBlackJanuary 11, 1899Santa RosaMurderSally Brown, blackGeorge CantyWhiteMarch 17, 1899LeonMurderJack Holloway, whiteSherman CopelandBlack35November 9, 1899OrangeMurderMary Cook, 22, black

1900s